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	2005 Malawi food crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2005 Malawi food crisis is a severe food security crisis affecting more than five million people in Malawi, especially in the south, caused by the failure to harvest sufficient staple maize due to a drought.
		Malawi produced just 1.25 million tons or 37 percent of the 3.4 million tons of maize required to feed its people.
		The World Food Program warned that the number of most vulnerable people was more than five million, and the United Nations is calling for a major increase in aid to the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_Malawi_food_crisis (220 words)

	Facts about topic: (Malawi) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Malawi saw its first transition between democratically elected presidents in May 2004, when the UDF’s presidential candidate Bingu wa Mutharika (additional info and facts about Bingu wa Mutharika) defeated MCP candidate John Tembo and Gwanda Chakuamba, who was backed by a grouping of opposition parties.
		Malawi is situated in southeastern Africa (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean).
		Malawi derives its name from the Maravi (additional info and facts about Maravi), a Bantu (A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent) people who came from the southern Congo (A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960) about 600 years ago.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/malawi.htm (2842 words)

	Malawi leader declares disaster over food crisis. 16/10/2005. ABC News Online
		Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has declared a national disaster over a crippling food crisis affecting almost half of his people.
		People in Malawi's southern province are reported to have resorted to eating water lilies and wild yams to survive, and residents say some have even died after eating poisonous plants.
		Malawi is the worst-affected of six countries in the region and needs food relief to see it through to the April harvest.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200510/s1483196.htm (351 words)

	Correspondents Report - Malawi faces food crisis
		Malawi is one of the countries worst hit by a massive food shortage now affecting up to 12 million people across southern Africa.
		Three months ahead of the usual lean season, the World Food Program is feeding a million people in Southern Malawi, but by the end of the year, it's likely that five million people will need food across the country.
		And while doing this we want to see the educate our people that their staple food should not only be maize, we want to help people to use as various crops as possible, to use as main food rice for instance — they can use this as a main food.
	www.abc.net.au /correspondents/content/2005/s1477224.htm (574 words)

	Malawi appeals for further humanitarian aid - Wikinews
		Bingu wa Mutharika, president of Malawi, has declared the massive food shortages in his country a national disaster.
		The food shortages have been blamed on one of the worst harvests Malawi has experienced in over a decade as well as the growing HIV/AIDS crisis.
		Because Malawi is a landlocked country whose economy is almost entirely dependent on agriculture, poor harvests can have drastic impacts on the population.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Malawi_appeals_for_further_humanitarian_aid (588 words)

	Malawi facing serious food crisis
		Production of maize, Malawi's most important staple crop, is estimated at nearly 1.3 million tonnes this year, the lowest in a decade and around 26 percent less than last year's relatively poor harvest.
		The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to be a major social and economic problem for the country, with around 15 percent of the population estimated to be HIV infected.
		Malawi's maize production this year is the lowest in a decade.
	www.fao.org /newsroom/en/news/2005/107298 (683 words)

	Food Crisis - Malawi
		Contact Us While her husband is away searching for food, Nana does her best to remain strong for her children who are feeling the pains of hunger.
		The program strategy to deal with the crisis is three-fold and includes general food distribution, child supplementary feeding and medium to long term food security initiatives.
		Food shortages will persist in most parts of Niger, with more than 30,000 metric tons of cereals needed until October, when the next harvest is due, according to the country’s Meteorological Department.
	www.wvi.org /wvi/africa_food_crisis/niger_food_crisis.htm (2007 words)

	Canadian Foodgrains Bank: Malawi - Food Crisis Recovery Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		The food is being shipped from Canada and will arrive in the port of Nacala, Mozambique for transportation by truck to the church warehouses.
		The purpose of the project is to prevent the current food crisis from repeating itself in 2003 through assisting people to develop their capacities to recover from the shock of the crisis.
		Malawi has sold food to other countries at the same time it was facing in-country food shortages.
	www.foodgrainsbank.ca /projects/malawi020729.php (404 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Malawi's Food Crisis Worsens
		After Malawi's worst harvest for more than a decade, estimates from the UN, are claiming that up to 5 million people will be in need of aid.
		The shortages are blamed on poor rains, a lack of seed and fertiliser during the planting season, and the effects of HIV and Aids.
		Concern Malawi are developing a new project in Nsanje, Malawi in response to a request by the Ministry of Health, for support to address malnutrition.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6HKLED?OpenDocument (259 words)

	Inter Press Service News Agency
		In Southern Africa, the UN agencies' assessments indicate that Malawi, Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland are the hardest hit by food shortages.
		The threat of food shortage remains real in the rest of the region with Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola facing scarcities in some areas due to the ramifications of dry spells and floods.
		D'aprile says the WFP is expected to re-adjust its food distribution operations from April to June based on deficit figures expected to be released by the joint assessment committee.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/sendnews.asp?idnews=28241 (1399 words)

	UNICEF - At a glance: Malawi - Food crisis in Malawi compounded by HIV/AIDS
		Malawi is facing a severe food crisis: It is estimated that 4.2 to 4.6 million of the population will face food shortages between now and the next harvest in March 2006.
		In Malawi, grandmothers are often forced to resume the role of primary caregivers, looking after the young and vulnerable, with so many parents either dead or severely ill.
		It is easy to see which children have been there for the longest: The new arrivals are sickly and desperate, while those who have been through the programme grasp their cups with both hands as they drink the therapeutic milk.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/malawi_28307.html (674 words)

	Malawi (12/05)
		The primary goal of USAID assistance is poverty reduction and increased food security through broad-based, market-led economic growth, focusing on four areas: sustainable increases in rural incomes, increased civic involvement in the rule of law, improved health behavior and services, and improved quality and efficiency of basic education.
		Crisis Corps volunteers are generally assigned with a local NGO to assist with activities that build capacity and develop materials within the organizations.
		The U.S. Embassy in Malawi is situated in the diplomatic enclave adjacent to Lilongwe's City Center section.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/7231.htm (5078 words)

	UNICEF - Press centre - One million children in Malawi face the worst food crisis since 1994
		To address the humanitarian crisis in Malawi the United Nations firstly has to deal with the immediate food crisis and secondly, increase local production, which will help to minimise another food crisis next year.
		Some 48 percent of children under five in Malawi are stunted; five percent are wasted or severely malnourished and 22 percent are underweight or malnourished.
		Malawi has an extremely high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, which affects an estimated 16.4 percent of people aged 15 to 49 and accounts for some 70 percent of hospital deaths.
	www.unicef.org /media/media_28309.html (581 words)

	Food crisis looms in Malawi
		The sisters, Christina Simikwa and Miritina Nyapigoti, are both in their fifties, and like many other HIV-positive women in Malawi, are having to raise a family on their own at a time of a massive food shortage.
		Malawi was hit by a food crisis after a drought last season caused its staple maize crop to fail.
		The hunger crisis has worsened the Aids pandemic in Malawi where some 1.7 million people (14.4% of the population) are said to be HIV positive.
	www.news24.com /News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1825988,00.html (537 words)

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		Nordin slammed media articles that poignantly described people eating wild food out of desperation as she believes that the reintroduction of these very foods is the answer to solving Malawi's food crisis and preventing malnutrition.
		Malawi has local plums, berries and figs and every part of the baobab fruit is edible - the seeds, fruits, leaves, flowers and roots.
		Cassava is traditionally grown along the shores of Lake Malawi on the eastern flank of the country.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=28140&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa&SelectCountry=MALAWI (1025 words)

	USAID: Malawi
		Malawi's political and economic development are impeded by its landlocked status, dependence on a single cash crop (tobacco) for 60% of export earnings, poor incentives for foreign and domestic investment, low status of women, high population growth rate, and low levels of education.
		Malawi is a strong ally with neighboring countries in the southern Africa region, and has demonstrated significant potential as a democratic pillar in an unstable region.
		Malawi's President Mutharika has signaled a commitment to accelerating market-led private sector growth and to increasing public sector investments in education and health.
	www.usaid.gov /policy/budget/cbj2006/afr/mw.html (1298 words)

	Reuters AlertNet - MALAWI: Opposition attacks govt on food crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		An opposition Malawi Congress Party member of parliament (MP) proposed the motion criticising government's handling of the food crisis, which was opposed by MPs aligned with President Bingu wa Mutharika.
		Malawi is in the grip of food shortages brought on by the worst drought in a decade, compounded by the late delivery of fertilisers and seed.
		Food experts previously estimated the number of people facing food shortages during the 2005/06 marketing year (April/March) at around 4.2 million, or 34 percent of the total population, but that figure was based on a maize price-band of 19-23 kwacha/kg (about 14 to 18 US cents).
	www.alertnet.org /thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/d15404d011e2fb9ac942508258f19641.htm (836 words)

	Save the Children: Malawi
		In 1859, the Scottish missionary David Livingstone came to Malawi and called for other missionaries to settle the area, in part hoping their presence would curb the slave trade The British eventually did arrive, establishing plantations along Lake Malawi and gradually claiming Malawi as a British colony.
		The Malawi Field Office continues its programs to directly address the health problems facing women and children in Mangochi and Balaka districts, as well as the complex capacity problems of the government in dealing with these challenging issues.
		In Malawi, as in much of sub-Saharan Africa, children's access to primary schools is a serious problem.
	www.savethechildren.org /countries/africa/malawi.asp (1168 words)

	MeetMalawi.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		This year's food crisis has surpassed the one that hit Malawi in 2002, threatening about 5 million of Malawi's population of 12 million.
		Malawi is faced with the acute food shortages caused by drought that has hit the nation.
		The "Malawi Nite" is scheduled for Friday, November 18th, from 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm at the International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.
	www.meetmalawi.com (520 words)

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		Theft of food rations was also a concern for hungry villagers, who have begun to band together for protection at the distribution points.
		Malawi's crisis is a combination of several factors, the WFP Country Director said.
		Flooding in early 2001 led to food shortages in several parts of the country, especially the densely populated south.
	irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=23320&...&SelectCountry=MALAWI (701 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Malawi food crisis
		As Malawi's food crisis continues ActionAid is working in 20 villages to increase food security and reduce the vulnerability of the poor during periods of shortages.
		To address the current food crisis in Malawi, ActionAid's emergency response team is implementing a school-feeding programme in the villages most affected, including those in the districts of Nsanje and Machinga.
		These emergency initiatives are complemented by the provision of seeds, fertilisers and irrigation technology to reduce the vulnerability of 15,670 households to food crises by supporting the long-term rehabilitation of their livelihoods.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/CHAO-6J53SW?OpenDocument (193 words)

	Malawi calls for help with food crisis - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - A worsening food crisis threatening millions of people in Malawi prompted the president yesterday to declare a state of disaster and to call for more international aid.
		High rates of HIV infection has contributed to the crisis, with many farmers too sick with AIDS to plant or tend their crops.
		President Bingu wa Mutharika said the crisis was threatening 5 million of the country's 11-million population.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20051015T210000-0500_90485_OBS_MALAWI_CALLS_FOR_HELP_WITH_FOOD_CRISIS_.asp (205 words)

	Malawi < Eastern Africa < Africa < Region < : news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Malawi's former minister to walk in London for starving children
		Super League of Malawi (Sulom) general secretary Chris Kamphinda-Banda yesterday said their plans to wind up the league on December 18 could be affected by...
		Malawi Under-20 national team recovered from a careless 2-3 loss to Madagascar by thrashing highly-fancied Angola 4-1 on Monday at Chatsworth Stadium.
	schema-root.org /region/africa/eastern_africa/malawi (634 words)

	YOUTH NOISE - GS: Malawi Food Crisis, June 14, 2002
		According to Save the Children, this is the worst hunger crisis in this region in 10 years.
		The Malawi food crisis is the result of several factors: irregular rainfall, economic crises, a high rate of HIV/AIDS infections, a Cholera (or small intestine infection) outbreak and the depletion of crops.
		Malawi President Bakili Muluzi estimates that at least 600,000 metric tons of food is needed to stop widespread starvation.
	www.youthnoise.com /page.php?page_id=922 (458 words)

	ipedia.com: British Empire Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Economic crisis in 1947 forced the Labour government of Clement Attlee to abandon Britain's attempt to remain a first-rank power, and to accept United States strategic pre-eminence.
		Britain's limitations were exposed to a humiliating degree by the Suez Crisis of 1956 in which the United States opposed Anglo-French intervention in Egypt, seeing it as a doomed adventure likely to jeopardise American interests in the Middle East.
		Although the white-dominated Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ended in the independence of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) and Zambia (the former Northern Rhodesia) in 1964, Southern Rhodesia's white minority (a self-governing colony since 1923) declared independence rather than submit to African government.
	www.ipedia.com /british_empire.html (4970 words)

	News stories, 2005
		14 September 2005 - As the UN Summit in New York opens, FAO is urging governments and the private sector to adequately fund actions and initiatives that reduce hunger through rural development and reduction of rural poverty while widening direct access to food.
		Among the measures adopted are guidelines on vitamin and mineral food supplements and a code of practice to minimize and contain antimicrobial resistance.
		17 February 2005 - Updated damage assessments from southern Asia are shedding new light on the scope of the losses suffered by fisherfolk there as a result of the tsunami -- and the financial costs involved in rehabilitating the region's all-important fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
	www.fao.org /newsroom/en/news/2005 (6621 words)

	African Studies: Malawi
		The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations initiated an activity in 1993 to meet this demand with particular focus on irrigation.
		The determinants of poverty in Malawi 1998: an analysis of the Malawi Integrated Household Survey, 1997-98.
		Malawi - the World Bank and the agricultural sector (May 1998) OED Impact Evaluation Report ; no. 17898.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Malawi.html (778 words)

	Malawi on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Kamuzu's Mbumba: Malawi women's embeddedness to culture in the face of international political pressure and internal legal change.
		Bingu wa Mutharika, président du Malawi Le président du Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, qui s'est engagé à lutter contre la pa..
		Enfants atteints du Sida dans l'orphelinat de Ndirane au Malawi Au Malawi le président Bakili Muluzi a pris le taureau par.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Malawi.asp (398 words)

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